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Tips for Moms to Reduce Expenses
Moms are most often the bill-payer, grocery shopper, budget monitor, and chef, so we need to learn how to scale back whenever and wherever possible. By following these basic and easy tips, moms can greatly reduce their monthly expenses. Many of these areas we take for granted every day and don’t give second thought about [...]
Ways to get free food
a guest post from the Frugal Fraulein Being the Frugal Fraulein that I am, the word free gives me tingles. This is my favorite time of year. The gardens are calling to be harvested, the trees are laden with fruit, the fish are moving up the streams and the deer and elk are fattening up [...]
Bread Crumbs
A friend wrote to ask if she could make bread crumbs even though she didn’t have a food processor. Yes!! I put dry bread in the blender. I have also put very dry bread (dried out in the oven if I need to) in a plastic bag and rolled it into crumbs with a rolling [...]
How to Cut Costs, Even With Children Around
If you belong to the DINK (double income, no kids for those in the dark) category, you’re likely to be envied by those parents with kids who’re trying really hard to provide a good life for themselves and their offspring. It’s an uphill task, no doubt, one that’s not made any easier with the rising [...]
Amazingly simple
HT The Pear Budget Blog I posted this recently in the comment thread for “How about a dose of personal responsibility?” earlier this week. Since I’m still chuckling over it I thought I’d repost here. Enjoy!
How about a dose of personal responsibility?
The problem is not the banks, greedy though they may be, overpaid though they may be. The problem is us.
Are you teaching frugality or just being broke?
Pc3 is the husband of KimC and the father of 9 children. He blogs occasionally with the rest of the family at Life in a Shoe. As I think through frugality from a father’s point of view, one concern that I have is whether I’m communicating good stewardship to my children or if I just [...]
Need Some Extra Cash?
a guest post by Shelly at The Happy Toddler Need Some Extra Cash? Who doesn’t? I recently decided to organize my living room entertainment center and wondered “Why do I still have all these CD’s?” We are in the age of the iPod and do you really still listen to those CD’s you’ve had since [...]
Being on the same page financially
a guest post by The Frugal Husband Would you like to submit an article for publication here? Learn how. My wife and I recently celebrated our first anniversary! Knowing that finances can be a major problem in marriages, we decided that we would talk a lot about our finances before we got married. It was [...]
Saving Money on Magazines
guest post by Northern Cheapskate Would you like to submit an article for publication here? Learn how. Saving Money on Magazines A couple of years ago I ordered some curtains from from JCPenney for my house. When I placed my order, they offered me a subscription to three different magazines for the low cost of [...]
3 Ways to Find Sunday Clothes for Less
guest post by FrugalChoice Would you like to submit an article for publication here? Learn how. Because I have three sons who like to play in the mud, the rain, the creek, and anywhere else that they can get dirty, I have trouble keeping clothes clean around here. Even when I do buy nice Sunday [...]
Are online surveys worth the time?
a guest post by The Frugal HusbandWould you like to submit an article for publication here? Learn how. I began doing online surveys about one year ago. So far I have made over $125 and I am always joining new sites. The average online survey pays anywhere between $3 to $5 dollars and takes about [...]
The Goal of Being Frugal
a guest post from The Frugal Husband THE GOAL OF BEING FRUGAL Being frugal can be an exciting adventure. From clipping coupons to reading blogs, it’s exciting to find a good deal. There’s nothing better than seeing my wife come home with a bag from CVS that only cost her $0.64! The time she [...]
10 Ways to Save on Fruits & Vegetables
guest post by Erin from Coupon Cravings It’s summer and fresh fruits and vegetables are on our plates just about every meal. To maximize your dollar on summer produce follow these tried-and-true tips. 1) Buy Fresh Produce In-Season. Switch to frozen produce out-of-season when you can. Click here to see a list of summer fruits [...]
My 10 Favorite Ways to Get Things for FREE
Here is Heather’s 2nd guest post: enjoy, and be courteous: tell her thank you. She has great ideas! See her first post here: Top 20 FreeSamples There is nothing more frugal than getting things for free! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite ways to get things for free, and I hope you are able [...]
